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Metallica Joined by Lou Reed Onstage, Play Another Unheard 'Death Magnetic' Song

Mary Ouellette — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:09:10 +0000

Last night (Dec. 7), during their second of four shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., Metallica performed yet another unreleased track from the ‘Death Magnetic’ sessions titled ‘Just a Bullet Away.’ The intimate 30th anniversary shows are proving to be the gift that keeps on giving. The first night the band debuted the [...]

Metallica + Lou Reed Go Black and White in Darren Aronofsky-Directed Video For 'The View'

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:29:46 +0000

Darren Aronofsky, the director of redemption-themed, Oscar-nominated films such as ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘Black Swan,’ got behind the camera to shoot the video for the Lou Reed and Metallica single ‘The View.’ While the Loutallica collaboration, which yielded the ‘Lulu’ album, has been the subject of much criticism and even lower sales, Aronofsky breathed new artistic life into the project with this visually arresting black and white video.

Metallica and Lou Reed Perform 'Lulu' Songs on French TV

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:41:20 +0000

Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujilio appeared with Lou Reed on the French show, ‘Taratata,’ which aired on Nov. 25. The episode was taped on Nov. 9, and in addition to the trio sitting down to field questions about and discuss their collaborative ‘Lulu’ album, the band and Reed performed two songs from the record.

Metallica Fans Threaten To Kill Lou Reed!

Mardi Gras — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:18:50 +0000

Lou Reed says he’s received a number of death threats from Metallica fans over Lulu, his collaboration album with the thrash giants. Supporters were shocked when the controversial coupling was revealed earlier this year, and many have remained unimpressed with what they’ve heard. Most reviews have been lukewarm too. But Reed says he doesn’t [...]

Lou Reed & Metallica Streaming 'Lulu' in Full

Spencer Kaufman — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:30:35 +0000

A day after releasing 30-second clips of each song on their joint effort ‘Lulu,’ Lou Reed & Metallica are now streaming the entire album online in full. Those interested in hearing the album can listen to ‘Lulu’ at Loutallica’s official website at the link provided at the bottom of this post. While the response to [...]

Lou Reed & Metallica Present First Lulu Preview. [Aduio]

Mardi Gras — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:01:08 +0000

The Lou Reed and Metallica project, “Lulu,” is just over month away from its release.

The guys have offered up the first preview of a track from the album, a 30-second snippet of the disc’s second track, “The View.”

Metallica And Lou Reed Unveil Full 'Lulu' Song List

Mardi Gras — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:51:58 +0000

The full song list for the upcoming Metallica/Lou Reed project, “Lulu,” has been revealed. The 10-track collaboration between the artists runs almost 90-minutes in length, ending with the 20-minute “Junior Dad.” The project is based on songs for a theatrical production of Frank Wedekind’s classic femme fatale “Lulu” plays. Reed rewrote the concepts of [...]

Metallica and Lou Reed Name New Album 'LuLu' and Set Release Date!

Mardi Gras — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:50:51 +0000

.Metallica and Lou Reed have announced a November 1st North American release date for their joint album which they have dubbed “Lulu”. The news comes from the project’s new website which also gives a worldwide release date of October 31st and had this message: The musical collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, “Lulu,” is [...]

Metallica, Lou Reed Finish New Album

Mardi Gras — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:13:13 +0000

The speculation around the mysterious new Metallica project has now ended with the surprising news that the metal veterans have just completed recording a new album with rock legend Lou Reed. Here is what the band had to say: A few months ago, our own Kirk Hammett hinted at a new Metallica project [...]

Lou Reed and Metallica to Release New Album Together

Jeff Giles — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:30:41 +0000

Aside from their shared love of the color black, Lou Reed and Metallica don’t have much in common – Metallica are heavy metal heroes, and Reed is the unofficial poet laureate of New York. Despite the differences, the band and Reed have announced yesterday they’ve recorded an album together.

Reed told Ultimate Classic Rock all it took was one concert to bring them together.

A 25th anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance in 2009 found Metallica backing up Reed for a couple of songs. “We knew from then,” Reed told David Fricke of Rolling Stone, who broke the news, “that we were made for each other.”